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Smithfield Sharpers, or the Countryman Defrauded

After Thomas Rowlandson British
Publisher Elizabeth Jackson British
April 10, 1787
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Smithfield Sharpers, or the Countryman Defrauded
  • Artist: John Keyse Sherwin (British, East Dean, Sussex 1751–1790 London)
  • Artist: After Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Publisher: Elizabeth Jackson (British, active 1785–87)
  • Date: April 10, 1787
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: sheet: 14 1/4 x 17 1/2 in. (36.2 x 44.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.533.220
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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